Lose yourself in Nabihah Iqbal’s “Zone 1 to 6000” video

Watch the London-based visual from the U.K. artist.

The debut album from Nabihah Iqbal (FKA Throwing Shade) was one of 2017's most slept-on gems. Indebted to '80s synth-pop and representing a gear shift as the U.K. artist moved from making electronic music towards something more pop, Weighing of the Heart felt like a bold move forward from an artist unafraid to strike out in an exciting new direction.

One of the album's stand-out tracks is “Zone 1 to 6000,” an ode to "waking up to break the rules, waiting for the week to end." The beat snaps hard and Iqbal's lyrics, reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys spoken word moments, take a freeze frame of British life and set it over a pop melody.

Today a video for the track is premiering on The FADER. In it we see Iqbal as she walks through London, offering a window into the city as it lives and breathes though a working week. It eerily captures the loneliness and sense of despair that's easy to fall into in a big city.

Speaking to The FADER about the video, Iqbal said: "The video is about real life. It's about people's true feelings that get lost in the chaos of a big city. It's about protective layers and the ease of monotony.”

Director Oliver Malin added via email: "Hopefully [we struck] the right tone and atmosphere in the final video, a multi-layered observational letter dwelling on the cycle of existence of contemporary city life, which for most is just about 'trying to get through'."